CSE2040

Comparative operating systems

(IT)

J Ceddia

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: COT1140, CSE1201 or equivalent + Prohibitions: COT2040, CSC2020, CSE2302,RDT2141, RDT2410

Synopsis: Features of commercial operating systems including process management, memory management, concurrency, job and process scheduling, distributed computing, file systems, database management systems, compilers and applications programming interfaces, and operating systems security.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 50% + Practical work: 50%